Snuffbox
1816-1819 (made)
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The Rococo scrollwork of this 19th-century box is in the style of boxes made in London, and more rarely in Paris, in the 1750s. The flowers are also 18th-century in inspiration, but their naturalism and the diamond-pattern of the ground indicate that they were carved in the early 19th century.
Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Chased gold, chalcedony panels, inlaid and overlaid with chalcedony, , garnet, turquoise, lapis lazuli and a variety of jaspers. |
| Brief description | Rectangular gold and hardstones snuffbox, L Benard, Paris, 1816-1819 |
| Physical description | Rectangular snuffbox composed of six panels of chalcedony, cut on the wheel and encrusted with sprays of flowers in lapis lazuli, bloodstones, agate and turquoise, in a cagework of gold chased with scrolls, foliage and flowers within reeded borders. Maker’s mark L. Benard, (Arminjon no. 02238 & 02239, Vol. 1798-1838). |
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| Gallery label | 5. Snuffbox with flowers, 1816–19
Museum no. Loan:Gilbert.449-2008(16/11/2016) |
| Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Object history | Provenance: Sale, Christie's, London, lot 97, 10/11/1993. S. J. Phillips, London, 1993. |
| Summary | The Rococo scrollwork of this 19th-century box is in the style of boxes made in London, and more rarely in Paris, in the 1750s. The flowers are also 18th-century in inspiration, but their naturalism and the diamond-pattern of the ground indicate that they were carved in the early 19th century. Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996. |
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| Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.449-2008 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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